Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

 

Recipe won a Blue Ribbon at the Suwannee River County Fair

Ingredients:

1 (18.5 ounce) package yellow cake mix *

2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats

3/4 cup margarine or butter, melted

1 cup raspberry jam

1 tablespoon water

Directions:

Preheat over to 375 degrees

Grease 9 x 13 pan

In a large bowl combine cake mix, melted butter and oats. Mix so there is no dry ingredients left in the bowl and it makes a nice clumps.

Press 1/2 of the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

In a separate bowl mix jam with water and spread over the bottom crust.

Sprinkle remaining oat mixture evenly over the top

Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 23 minutes or until top is lightly brown.

Cool before cutting into bars.

* You need an upsizer for the cake mix-FOR BETTY CROCKER AND PILLSBURY CAKE MIXES AND ANY OTHER BRANDS THAT WEIGH 15.25 OUNCES.: Use 3 ounces of mix weighed on a kitchen scale OR  8 level Tablespoons plus 1 level measuring teaspoon of cake mix upsizer.

FOR DUNCAN HINES CAKE MIXES AND ANY OTHER BRANDS THAT WEIGH 16.5 OUNCES.: Use 1.75 ounces weighed on a kitchen scale OR 5 level Tablespoons of cake mix upsizer.  

This is another retro recipe- made around 2002